Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-04 Ref. JB1350184

Department Manager - H&M
Alshaya

The Role :
As a Department Manager working within a fast paced fashion store such as H&M, you will be responsible to maximize store contribution through exploiting every opportunity to drive sales, reduce stock loss and maintain cost controls. Assist in delivering the highest levels of motivation and development of team members and individual and store compliance with all company regulations and procedures. Responsibilities :
Maximise sales and exceeds store budgets, through assistance in and supervision of effective and continuous space, stock and seasonal management, and highest possible levels of customer service. Recommend store layout and stock positioning. Help manage stock availability. Train and promote high customer service standards. Give feedback on lines, sellers, and customer requests. Recommend in-store promotions. Help ensure store achieves defined stockloss targets. Ensure store accurately carries out all loss prevention activities as defined by stockloss action plans & constantly seek to improve staff awareness of stockloss issues. Participate in delivering highest standards of instore training including weekly communication, daily de-briefs, product knowledge and on the job coaching. Recommend areas of training need within the store and assists in developing and delivering programs to address them. Help identify individuals with potential within the store and allocate additional responsibilities to further their development.

Skills

Skills & Experience

:* Minimum 2-3 years fashion retail management experience * Team leader with the ability to motivate and develop a diverse team. * Fluent written and spoken English * Ability to run the show on the shop floor every day, making the whole thing tick. * Good communication skills and the ability to cooperate freely in a fast-paced environment because that's how things are on the shop floor. * Ability to take in everything that happens around you to run the floor at its maximum potential, while at the same time keeping your team happy and developing. To do that, you have to strive to be their shining example, so there's a big responsibility involved in being a Department Manager. So if you think you can make your passion for fashion and your commercial awareness really shine, you might have what it takes.

Company Profile

Alshaya are a leading international franchise operator for over 40 of the world's most recognized retail brands including BHS, H&M, Starbucks, Mothercare, Arcadia Group, Debenhams, River Island, Boots, The Body Shop, Vision Express, Next, Foot Locker, Pizza Express, PQ and Dean & Deluca. The company currently operates over 1400 stores in 15 countries across its operating divisions in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Russia, Southern & Eastern Europe & employs more than 15, 000 people.

Based in Kuwait but with regional offices across the globe, we’re on target to double our stores within 5 years. Our major presence is in the Middle East including Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain & Qatar & we are expanding rapidly in many other markets. The Operating teams for each of the Divisions & Brands is supported by a fully integrated, pan-regional infrastructure, incorporating best practice activities in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, IT, logistics, real estate, human resources & financial control.

Our Mission is to be recognized as a leading global retailer, operating internationally recognized brands to the highest possible standards. Through a spirit of trust, co-operation & best practice, we aim to build & maintain long-lasting, professional and mutually profitable business partnerships.

To support our growth we need the experience & expertise of talented and dedicated retailers and operators for all levels of management and support staff and in all disciplines who can help us achieve our vision & growth. In return there are excellent prospects for development, a tax free salary & an incredible lifestyle to enjoy.

The Company provides all the usual benefits you would expect from a large corporate employer. Specific benefits will be discussed during the recruitment process but a very generous annual bonus scheme & extensive staff discounts across numerous brands are indicative of how we reward and encourage high performance